Pair of 9's wins 8 1/2 million for 21 yr old!

[rkolinski]

They had this young man named Joe Cada on CNN this morning and they asked him how he started. He said he started playing poker via the internet @ age 16 but didn't start betting quarters and dollars until he turned age 18. For the actual tournament, he needed a sponsor because he didn't have the $10,000 required to enter the final 50 day tournament in Las Vegas.

Here's an article from Time Magazine:

http://www.time.com/time/business/ar...937330,00.html

Now would I do this?? HECK NO!! However, it certainly was an interesting way to become a millionaire for this young man!